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CONCEPTUAL TALK BY CURATOR, GACHI PRIETO

Published: 31/10/2007

File under: Exhibition News

Eyestorm was proud to offer last Monday evening, a tour and talk by Gachi Prieto about our current exhibition, BUENOS AIRES ART FOR EXPORT.

This exhibtion is an in-depth look at the contemporary art of Argentina as influenced by the tumult of the past 40 years. BUENOS AIRES ART features the work of fourteen of Argentina’s most innovative and imaginative artists: Miguel Mitlag, Claudia del Rio, Claudia Mazzucchelli, Andres Waissman, Carla Bertone, Nessy Cohen, Carlos Herrera, Rafael Gonzalez Moreno, Maria Noel, Leonel Luna, Chino Soria, Sebastiano Mauri, Juan Martin Juares and Josefina Robirosa.

Gachi Prieto enlightened us with a informative conceptual guide through the display of some 80 works in different media - including sculpture, installation, collage, assemblage, photography and painting - and she remarked that this is the first time many of these artists, some of the boldest to emerge from Argentina in the past decades, are being shown in the UK. Prieto also suggested that their work often challenges prevailing political, cultural, social and aesthetic discourse in Argentina by incorporating reflection, humour and even irony.

Some of the artists also address issues of memory and cultural identity, although universal meaning may be gleaned from their biting, playful and skillfully crafted works, meanings that transcend the specifics of Argentinean life.

This rich and complex show is an opportunity to delve deeper into the contemporary art of this wonderful South American country.

The evening was an immense success and a great social event for many Londoners and people from further a field. The exhibition runs until 9th November, so if you haven’t already come down to see it, make sure you do at our

Eyestorm gallery, London, next to Tate Modern.

Go here to view more information on the exhibition.

In Association with the Institute of Contemporary Arts

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